Saul Bellow Quotes
The only real distinction at this dangerous moment in human history and cosmic development has nothing to do with medals and ribbons. Not to fall asleep is distinguished. Everything else is mere popcorn.
Quotes to Explore
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Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father.
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In social policy, when we provide a safety net, it should be designed to help people take more entrepreneurial risks, not to turn them into dependents. This doesn't mean that we should be callous to the underprivileged.
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I think when you have an optimistic attitude, and you believe that God is guiding you, that you will find the good things in your life and that you will lead to good relationships and good people in your life. And you can make the most of what he's given you.
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Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing.
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I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.
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I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.
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I will always tell the truth and do what I said I would do.
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I enjoy building something good and having a successful product and making money.
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What crime writers are doing connects deeper into a cultural hunger. Crime is important. When you open up a book that has a body that's dead, that matters. It matters more than a certain level of suburban angst; it really does.
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Men's actions are too strong for them. Show me a man who has acted, and who has not been the victim and slave of his action.
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Great musicians, you don't just hear them, you feel them. When I listen to Randy Rhoads, I feel every note. I learned a lot from him.
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Music is its own language - if you don't speak it, it's hard to say what you're trying to do.
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I've always been very shy of doing television. I've always said 'no.' Not to be disrespectful to anyone - I didn't want to say 'yes' and then let people down.
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Even the most seemingly unpleasant situations - if you become aligned with it, something good will emerge from that.
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Life throws many curve balls, and if you don't swing... you're never going to hit any!
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…ibi boni mores valent quam alibi bonae leges. 2
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'…Just you bloody hypocrites with your four wives and your ten thousand houris in heaven?…'
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Mind your till, and till your mind.
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No man can force the harp of his own individuality into the people's heart; but every man may play upon the chords of the people's heart, who draws his inspiration from the people's instinct.
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Nothing retains less of desire in art, in science, than this will to industry, booty, possession.
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I grew up as a Christian, and one of the many things in Christian mythology that did not dovetail with real life is that human beings are not monochromatic in their being.
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When I was born, my parents were huge into skiing. I grew up on Mont Blanc, skiing on that hill. I was really a ski baby. Loved it; I still love it.
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The only real distinction at this dangerous moment in human history and cosmic development has nothing to do with medals and ribbons. Not to fall asleep is distinguished. Everything else is mere popcorn.
